Merrickville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Merrickville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 923. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.908°N, 75.839°W.
Population
In 1871, Merrickville, Village had a population of 923: 461 male and 462 female residents. Population density was 919.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 908 |
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 819 |
| 1891 | 1,072 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 993 |
| 1921 | 807 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Merrickville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 462 |
| Number of males | 461 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 294 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 923 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 594 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 50 |
| BWT BU | 60 |
| CRN BU | 277 |
| HAY AC | 98 |
| HAY TONS | 97 |
| OAT BU | 1,314 |
| PEA BU | 60 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 5,034 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 241 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 24 |
| AREA | 1,000 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| CD | 70 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FEMALE | 462 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 164 |
| INHABITED | 164 |
| MALE | 461 |
| MARRIED F | 145 |
| MARRIED M | 149 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 294 |
| POPULATION | 923 |
| ROOT BU | 92 |
| SINGLE F | 288 |
| SINGLE M | 306 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 594 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Merrickville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merrickville-village-on070004-1871/.